Freehold Township

Freehold Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The township was first formed on 31 October 1693, and was incorporated as a township on 21 February 1798. Freehold was the site of the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Monmouth on 28 June 1778, and the battlefield was preserved as a state park. In 1869, Freehold town was formed within the township, and separated to form a borough on 15 April 1919. In 2016, Freehold Township had a population of 35,623 people; 87.09% were white, 5.19% Hispanic, 5.15% Asian, 5.12% African-American, 1.3% multiracial, 1.19% others, .14% Native American, and .02% Pacific islander.